The Speaker of Ekiti State House
of Assembly, Hon Kola Oluwawole and his Deputy, Mr Sina Animaun have been
impeached.

The impeachment was carried out
this afternoon by 14 members of the House.

The house subsequently elected
Adeniran Alagbada as new speaker while Segun Adewunmi, former deputy speaker,
was reinstated.

Gboyega Aribisogan was elected
minority leader and Sunday Akinniyi who just defected to the All Progressives
Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was made the minority
leader.

All the new officers have been
sworn in.

This is coming less than seven
days to the end of the tenure of Ayodele Fayose, the governor.

According to a statement by his
Special Assistant on Media, Stephen Gbadamosi, those who carried out the
‘illegality’ were provided police cover and they prevented other members and
even staff of the House from having access to the complex, adding that some
members were also suspended.

The ex-Speaker, however, described
his sudden impeachment as the lowest level of lawlessness and illegality.